#254996#254996

#254996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.133 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#254996
RGB	rgb(37, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(221, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 15.36, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 48.55, 288.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% -0.0161 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.133 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6486, 7.3595, 29.8130)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#254996 #967225

analogous

#258296 #254996 #3A2596

triadic

#254996 #962549 #499625

tetradic

#254996 #962582 #967225 #25963A

square

#254996 #962582 #967225 #25963A

split-complementary

#254996 #963A25 #829625

monochromatic

#0D1934 #193165 #254996 #3161C7 #5E85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#254996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#254996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #254996

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##254996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##254996	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #254996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.133 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bb5',
    500: '#254996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #254996;
$custom-light: #707bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#254996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.885,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42435,
    "c": 0.13337,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#254996

secondary

#BC9D5B

accent

#B144E4

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #254996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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